Monday, March 9, 2015

Humility is the Secret Sauce of Rainmakers

Attorneys
who are humble tend to develop relationships faster and are seen as more trustworthy
and accessible. They also make better leaders and often can be the source of
strategic value by uniting people in shared values across practices, offices
and geographies.

Humility
is manifested in self-awareness, openness to feedback, appreciation of others,
low self-focus, and pursuit of self-transcendence. Humble people willingly seek
accurate self-knowledge and accept their imperfections while remaining fully
aware of their talents and abilities. Humble rainmakers appreciate others’ positive worth, strengths,
and contributions and thus have no need for entitlement or dominance over
others.